He was sitting there
his brush in hand
Painting waves
as they danced
upon the sand
With every stroke
he brought to life
the deep blue of the ocean
against the morning sky
I asked him if he only
painted ocean scenes
He said
for twenty dollars
I'll paint you anything
Could you paint
me a Birmingham
Make it look
just the way I planned
A little house
on the edge of town
Porch going
all the way around
Put her there
in the front yard swing
Cotton dress make it
early spring
For a while
she'll be mine again
If you can paint
me a Birmingham
He looked at me
with knowing eyes
Then took a canvas
from a bag
there by his side
Picked up a brush
and said to me
Son just where
in this picture
would you like to be
And I said if there's
any way you can
could you paint me back
into her arms again
Could you paint
me a Birmingham
Make it look
just the way I planned
A little house
on the edge of town
Porch going
all the way around
Put her there
in the front yard swing
Cotton dress make it
early spring
For a while
she'll be mine again
If you can paint
me a Birmingham
Paint me a Birmingham
Make it look
just the way I planned
A little house
on the edge of town
Porch going
all the way around
Put her there
in the front yard swing
Cotton dress make it
early spring
For a while
she'll be mine again
If you can paint
me a Birmingham
Oh paint me a Birmingham
